Toy figure.



D. E. EATON.

TOY FIGURE.

APPLICATION I'ILBD JAN. 29, 1912.

Patented Apr. 16, 1912.

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DRUSILLA EUNICE EATON, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

TOY FIGURE.

Application filed January 29, 1912.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DRUSILLA EUNICE EATON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, re-

siding at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Figures, ofwhich the following is a specification,

This invention relates to toy figures, and has for its object to providefigures of animals or other objects, which are first drawn, printed orengraved on cardboard or paper of suitable size and thickness, and whichmay be cut from the paper or cardboard, then folded and bent andarranged to represent animals, birds or other objects, which are capableof standing upright, and otherwise appear like natural objects which thefigures represent.

A further object is to provide a card or sheet of heavy paper, cardboardor other suitable material upon which a. number of toy figures areprinted, painted, stamped or engraved, the said cards preferably beingmade in a number of series, and of uniform size for each series, thesaid cards bearing instructions for cutting out, bending and folding thevarious figures.

The invention consists of toy figures which are stamped or printed onsheets of paper or cardboard, each of the said figures comprising a mainbody representing a complete elevational view of the animal or objects,to which is connected an auxiliary body by means of integral laterallydisposed or pending foldable tie portions, which are adapted to befolded upon the unfinished rear side of the main body, for producing aone part toy which will stand upright, without any other support. And.

the invention further consists of a toy figure in which all of theexposed parts of the figure or object are suit-ably shaded or colored togive the proper appearance when the figure is finished ready for use.

The various features and parts of the invention will be understood fromthe detailed description which follows, and. by reference to theaccompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view; showing a sheetof paperor cardboard upon which is stamped or printed a number offigures rep- Speeification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 16, 1912.

Serial No. 674,044..

resenting different animals or objects. Fig. 2 is an elevational View;showing one of the animal figures as it appears when out from the cardshown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an elevational view; showing the animalfigure illustrated in Fig. 2 folded up ready for use. Fig. 4 is a rearend elevation of the toy figure shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a top planview of the toy figure shown in Figs. 8 and 4:. Fig. 6 is an end View;showing the method of folding the figures representing the cat, leopardor fowl shown in Fig. 1.

Similar characters of reference are assigned to corresponding partsthroughout the several views.

In the drawing, 2 represent-s a sheet of paper, cardboard or othersuitable material which may be readily cut or divided into a number ofparts by means of a knife or scissors.

A, B, O, D, and E represent a number of different animals, or otherobjects, to which the invention relates, which are preferably printed,engraved, stamped ,or painted upon one side of the card 2, the saidfigures preferably being arranged or disposed upon the said card so asto save unnecessary waste of the material when the figures arecuttherefrom.

The toy figure A preferably represents tiger, which comprises thehead,3,the main body 4, the near fore leg 5 and the near rear leg 6. Allof the said parts preferably being shaded and colored to represent thenatural animal.

A represents an auxiliarybody part, in which 7 and 8 designaterespectively the opposite fore and hind legs of the animal, each ofwhich is formed integrally with the body A and is preferably shaded andcolored the same as the corresponding parts of the main figure. ThebodyA is pref erably disposed on the card 2, some distance rearwardly of themain body or part A, and the said parts are connected by an integraltie-strip 9.

10, 10 represent integral tie-strips which,

depend from the main figure A.

To make a complete toy figure of the tiger, the body parts A and A, aswell as, the strip 9, should be cut from the card 2,

and this may be done by means of a knife or I scissors, by cutting alongtheoutlines of the said figure. After the figure is cut from the sheet2, it will have the extended appearance, as shown in Fig. 2. To complete6 the work of forming-up the toy tiger, the intermediate longitudinallyextending part 9 is first bent backwardly on the dotted line 11, andthen bent forwardly on the dotted line 12, which will bring the parts A,and

A in the spaced parallel relation shown in above the legs 7 and 8 in.the part A. The

ends 10 ofthetie-strips are then preferably bent upwardly on the dottedlines 15-,

for preventing the withdrawal of said ties.

The free ends 10' of the ties 1-0 are then preferably secured to therear face of the body part A by pasting for connecting. the

parts permanently. WVhen the flaps 10 are bent as-described, they willtemporarily hold the. parts together and will stand considerable roughhandling. When the parts A and A are cut out, folded up and tied, asdescribed, the device will represent the perfect figure ofthe tiger, asshown in Fig. 3, which will stand upright on.- its four feet, withoutany othersupporting means.

But one side of the'cardboard or paper is printed or finished to.represent animals, birds or other objects, the plain backs of thefigures being utilized for folding or iliary parts required to make upthe com plete toy figures.

The toy figure B preferably represents the main. body of a. leopard,and. B represents the auxiliary body part, which is formed integrallywith the body B, by means. of connecting: bands. or. strips 16, both ofwhich are joined to the bottom of the front feet 117 of the main figureB. The ex.- tended figure BB of. the leopard. may be cut from. the card2. by drawing a: knife alongv the outlines of the figure. After thesaidfigure is cut from the sheet 2,.the strips 16' should. be. foldedbackwardly and upwardly on the lines 18, to bring the strips against theback of the body B,,the strips 16 of'the body part B should next be bentforwardly on'the dotted lines 19, and then bent downwardly on the dottedlines 20.. After these operations are completed, the parts-16 may bepasted. or otherwise secured to back face of the. legs'17 of the mainfigure B;

When this is done, the leopard figure will.

be complete, as shownby the rear-end elevation in Fig. 6.

otherwise disposing and securing the aux-- The figures C and E, may becut from the sheet 2, and then bent and folded in exactly the samemanner as described for the leopard figure B. The figure of the kangarooD is constructed and arranged substantially the same as the figure A,and may jb e cut out, bent and folded longitudinally as indicated by thedotted lines 21,22, and 23, and also by the instructions noted on thesaid figure.

The arrangement of the main and auxiliary body portions which formessential parts of each figure, whereby these parts are spaced apart anddisposed and held parallel to each other, together with the arrangementof the tie-strips which are employed for securing and holding the bodyportions in place, enables me to provide toy animals or figures whichare strong and durable, and capable of standing erect without any othersupporting means.

It is obvious from the foregoing description, that my invention isadapted for a wide range of uses in the manufacture of toys representingan endless variety of animate and inanimate objects, which it is notnecessary to enumerate or describe in this application.

The toy figures herein shown and described preferably represent bipedsand quadrupeds, but it will be obvious from the foregoing explanationthat objects havinga greater or less number of feet or supportingpart-s, and also having differently shapedv bodies, may be produced bysubstantially the same construction, arrangement and method.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1.. A toy figure, comprising a main body portion and an auxiliary bodyportion, said portions connected by an integral foldable strip, theauxiliary bodyportion and said strip adapted to be bent. and folded uponand adjacent the back of the main body portion, for bringing the saidbody portions parallel to each other, whereby the complete figure willstand upright, and a series of integral tie-strips for securing andholding said body portions rigidly in par allel relation.

2. A toy animal, comprising a main and anauxiliary body portion, onebeing a complete representation of said animal, the other being apartial representation of said animal, said body portions connected bymeans of an. integral tie-strip capable of being bent and folded uponand adjacent the rear side of the mai'n'body portion, so as to bringsaid. body portions into parallel rela tion to each other, and integraltie-strips carried by the main body portion adapted to engage theauxiliary body portion for holding said parts in place.

3. A toy animal, comprising a main and In testimony whereof I afiix mysignature an auxiliary body portion integrally joined in presence of twoWitnesses. together by means of intermediate tie-strips, said tie-stripscapable of being bent in dif- DRUSILLA EUNICE EATON. ferent directionsfor bringing said body portions into parallel relation to each other,and Witnesses: means for securing and holding said body HARRY DEWVALLACE, portions in said parallel relation. ETHEL M. JONES.

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